May 30, 1925.
PRESTO
CHRISTMAN
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The First Touch Tells' *
See Them
At The DRAKE
During The
CONVENTION
One of the Features
Will Be The
Christman Electric
Grand
Many Live Dealers
Know and Sell The
Studio Grand
(only 5 ft. long)
It will Fascinate any Discriminat-
ing Customer and Insure the Sale.
It is this Test that [Makes the
Christman the
Dealer's Best Choice
CHRISTMAN
Reproducing Grand
Equipped with
Action
Has advantages for any Dealer or
Salesman. It is a marvel of expressive
interpretation of all classes of compo-
sition, reproducing perfectly the per-
formances of the world's greatest
pianists.
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The First Touch Tells"
Rag. U. g. Pat Off
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
ONE OF THE WEEK'S
INFORMAL EVENTS
Gathering of Veterans at Invitation of a Mem-
ber Who Has Taken an Active Part in
the Conventions from the Very
First.
DINNER BY GEO. P. BENT
Program of the Evening of June Ninth, With Brief
Forecast of What May Be Expected by
Friends of the Host.
Mention has been made in Presto of an unofficial
event of the coming convention in which a large pro-
portion of the members of the music industry and
trade are interested. The particular event has been
pleasantly called to the attention of a large number
of men at first hand by a handsomely engraved card
bearing the following:
"Mr. George P. Bent requests the pleasure of your
company at a Dinner to and for the Aged, Drake
Hotel, Chicago, on Tuesday, June the ninth.
"R. S. V. P. Illinois Athletic Club, 112 South
Michigan avenue. Reception 6:30 p. m. Informal.
B. Y. O."
The event thus privately announced promises to
be one of the real affairs of the week which will
prove memorable in many respects. It will be
observed by a few that the regulation formalities
which herald social events of the kind are augmented
by the cabalistic letters "B. Y. O." In the dark pre-
Volstead days some curiosity and question might
have been aroused by the letters. But in the greater
freedom and light of today, they are fairly easy to
interpret to mean "bring your oranges," or, in some
instances, "bury your opinions."
A Large Party.
In any event, the occasion will be one of friend-
ship renewals and general congratulations among
men who have lived long enough to know it, and to
understand why life is so short—and sometimes so
delightful. And, as an intimation of the kind of cheer
that will enliven the event, a list of eighteen good-
fellow songs is indicated to be sung under the head
of "Songs for Dinner to the Aged."
For, be it understood, Mr. Bent's purpose is to
gather around him as agile and red-blooded a group
of the cripples and bald-headed as may be possible.
It may be said, on the quiet, too, that, so far as
observation has thus far gone, while one may succeed
in discovering some not-wholly youthful, there has
been little sign of decrepitude or lack of agility in
the acceptances and comments which have come to
notice.
The Complete Program.
So that, whether bewhiskered or shorn at the sum-
mit, the guests will have a lively time and one filled
with anecdotes and other things long to be remem-
bered. But of this the program, which Presto is
enabled to present this week, gives ample assurance.
It follows, and the roll of gentlemen who will act in
the various capacities will in no measure lessen the
anticipation of a good quiet time and a warm inter-
change of the kind of hospitality which has charac-
terized the piano trade from time immemorial—out-
side of business hours.
DINNER TO THE AGED
Given by Geo. P. Bent, 7 p. m., June 9, 1925, at The
Drake, Lake Shore Drive and Upper Michigan
Avenue, Chicago. Reception 6 p. m.
Toastmaster—Geo. P. Bent.
Timekeeper—James T. Bristol.
Music—Oscar J. Kloer, Director.
Guests of Honor—Col. Edward Saxton Payson,
Charles H. Parsons.
Reception Committee—Albert Behning, Col. Wm,
Lincoln Bush, Pardon Platt Gibbs, Matt J. Kennedy,
D. D. Luxton, Fred. A. Nichols, Adam Schneider.
Autograph Taker—Charles Matchett Bent.
Entertainers—Geo. W. Allen, Col. Wm. Lincoln
Bush, William H. Collins, Axel W. Christensen.
Poets—C. A. Daniell, Robert Owen Foster, Jesse
French, Ben H. Janssen, E. F. Lapham, George W.
Woodruff.
Speakers: Harry F. Atwood, Dr. Wm. E. Aughin-
baugh, Frank D. Abbott, J. A. Bates, Albert Behn-
ing, E. B. Bartlett, James F. Bowers, David C. Cook,
Mark P. Campbell, E. H. Droop, David R. Forgan,
Wm. D. Gates, Pardon Platt Gibbs, Herman Leonard,
Wm. H. Matchett, Judge Harry Olson, Charles H.
Parsons, Geo. H. Payne, Wm. Bates Price, Col. E.
S. Payson.
Full Report to Follow.
Believing that Mr. Bent's party to old parties will
be one of the events of rare delight with which the
Convention week will be filled, it is Presto's intention
to give to it very complete attention in Presto of
June 13. As one of the hard-workers in the piano
industry throughout nearly a half century, Mr. Bent
is entitled to the friends who will not miss the occa-
sion to greet him on the evening of June ninth. And
it is equally certain that what will be said on that
occasion will be well worth preserving in the pages
of the American Music Trade Weekly.
T H E MENU.
Assorted Canape
(Canned Concerto)
Cream of Fresh Mushrooms Clarence
(Bent Broth)
Celery (Cable)
Radishes (Red or Pink)
Escallope of Lake Trout, Richelieu
(Bates Bait)
Filet Mignon Blackstone
(Bauer Beef)
Potatoes Parisienne (a la Payson)
Peas Henry IV (a la Parsons)
Hearts of Lettuce, Drake
(Likable Lovable Luxton)
Mousse Nougatine (a la Nichols)
Cakes (a la Cook)
Coffee
(Campbell and Chickering)
Bent Crackers
Bent Cigars
Cigarettes
WHEN IN DOUBT
ASK HENRY HEWITT
If You Have Delayed Your Reservation at
Drake or Elsewhere Wire or Write to
Active Official.
Nobody need decided to stay away from the con-
vention through fear of being unable to obtain accom-
modation in Chicago hotels. Mr. Hewitt, chairman
of the committee in charge of hotel arrangements for
the National Music Industries conventions, announced
today that because of the demand for reservations at
the Drake Hotel, convention headquarters, arrange-
HEXRY HEWITT.
ments have been completed with hotels in the vicinity
of the Drake for accommodating many delegates.
Among these hotels are the Lake Shore Drive, ad-
joining the Drake, where single rooms may be had
for $5 and $6 and double rooms for $7, $8 and $9, and
suites for $10 and $10; the Pearson, two blocks down
the Drive from the Drake, $4, $5 and $6; the Am-
bassador, a short distance from the Drake, $3.50 to
$7; the Allerton, men's hotel, $2.50 and $3.50.
Information for those motoring to the convention
is supplied by Mr. Hewitt, w r ho announces that for
the convenience of such arrangements have been made
with the Tower Garage, 215 East Chicago avenue, a
de luxe garage, with accommodations for 250 cars,
for handling cars at $1 for twenty-four hours or $6
a week. There will be a checking system whereby
the doorman at the hotel will take charge of the cars
and have them sent to the garage and delivered at
the hotel when needed. There is also an open park-
ing space in front of the Drake where very reason-
able arrangements for parking can be made.
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